stiff; straight
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
stiff; rigid; unable to bend
neutralOften used to describe body parts that are stiff due to cold, fear, death, or illness.
Shǒu手
zhǐ指
dòng冻
de得
jiāng僵
zhí直
。
His fingers were frozen stiff.
Shī尸
tǐ体
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
shí时
sì四
zhī肢
dōu都
jiāng僵
zhí直
le了
。
The corpse's limbs were all stiff when it was discovered.
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Tā他
xià吓
de得
zhàn站
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
，
shēn身
tǐ体
jiāng僵
zhí直
。
He was so scared he stood there, his body rigid.
Zhè这
tiáo条
shéng绳
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
jiāng僵
zhí直
le了
，
bù不
hǎo好
dǎ打
jié结
。
This rope has become stiff and hard to tie.
Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
de的
zī姿
shì势
yǒu有
diǎn点
jiāng僵
zhí直
。
His walking posture is somewhat stiff.